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POLYURETHANE FOAM
Europur outlines end-of-life options / Progress on chemical recycling projects / Initiatives needed to collect mattress and furniture waste, create markets for recyclate
 		08.11.2021
POLAND
Plastics industry upbeat / Economy booming, raw materials scarce and expensive / Polymer consumption up 3-4% in 2020 / Car sector slowing due to lack of microchips
 		05.11.2021
LOGISTICS
Container freight rates from China to US West Coast see an upsurge / Fear of more congestion / Shipping companies hope for a fat 2022
 		03.11.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLERS EUROPE
Flexible film reclaim capacity up nearly 10% in 2020 / More growth expected from added collection, better sorting
 		02.11.2021
UK
Shift to greener economy could provide UK firms with GBP 1 tn net-zero transition windfall / McKinsey report
 		01.11.2021
LOGISTICS
Prices decline for containers from China / Traffic jams ensnarl global shipping / Rhine transport more problematic
 		29.10.2021
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
European car suppliers see no volume recovery in early 2022 / Supply issues, raw material costs weigh on industry / Tesla model tops September sales in Europe
 		27.10.2021
ABS
Producers, distributors expect no rapid improvement in tight market / High prices set to remain in coming months / Nightmare scenarios include economic downturn
 		26.10.2021
PVC RECYCLING
Launch of Belgian programme for recycling single-use PVC medical devices / Goal is to accelerate sustainability in European healthcare
 		26.10.2021
CHINA
Energy policy hits PET output / Officials likely to ease power use cutbacks
 		25.10.2021
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA
Shipments down sharply in 2020 / 2.2% rise forecast for 2021 / Plastics products still 8th largest US industry
 		25.10.2021
LOGISTICS
Up 7%: Container freight charges between China and the US on the rise again / European routes unchanged / Will Germany's new goverment put logistics high-prio?
 		22.10.2021
PA 6.6
China retains punitive tariffs for US imports / Measures against Europe previously lifted
 		19.10.2021
RAW MATERIALS GERMANY
Economic institute HWWI reports significant rise in energy prices / Index nearly doubles from last year
 		19.10.2021
POLYURETHANE FOAMS EUROPE
2020 presented a range of challenges / Sharp rise in demand in H2 / Slabstock foam sees almost 4% increase / Higher growth in foam production in Southeast Europe
 		15.10.2021
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